Groups & Organizations
21 Grand
Mission:
21 Grand strives to cultivate and champion innovative and experimental
works in Oakland in visual and...
African American Museum
Mission
The African American Museum and at Oakland is dedicated to discover, preserve, interpret and share the...
Allen Temple Baptist Church
Mission Statement :
In obedience to the Great Commission of Matthew 28:19-20, given to us by the Founder of the...
AMI Music Tree
MusicTree is the culmination of these studies and a dedication to musical technique and technology. Whether you are...
Read More >>Anthony Chabot Elementary School
Chabot is a true community - a family in which staff, parents, and children all work together to develop a quality...
Read More >>Asian Branch Library
The Asian Branch Library was founded in 1975 as part of a Federal Library Services Construction Act grant to create a...
Read More >>Aurora School
Our Mission
Children Are Born Learners
All children come to school excited about learning. At...
Bay Area Blues Society
The Bay Area Blues Society is a non-profit, 501 © (3) organization dedicated to the perpetuation of Blues, Jazz and...
Read More >>Bay Zen Center Ordinary Mind Zen School
The Bay Zen Center offers a non-denominational approach to cultivating mindful awareness and presence in the activities...
Read More >>Beth Eden Baptist Church
Mission
We encourage the church to embrace people of different races and theological viewpoints. We believe...
California Genealogical Society and Library
The California Genealogical Scoiety and Library, founded in 1898 in San Francisco, has been located in Oakland since 1998. CGS is a non-profit,
all-volunteer organization that seeks to aid, educate and encourage
research in family...
Capture the Dream, Inc.
Fostering hope, love, and support to capture dreams...
Capture the Dream, Inc., is a registered Oakland Bay Area nonprofit dedicated to helping disadvantaged and at-risk individuals succeed at school and find fulfilling,...
Carl B. Munck Elementary School
Carl Munck School is a place where everyone learns and everyone teachers. Our mission is to provide ALL students with a...
Read More >>Castlemont Community of Small Schools
Castlemont was founded in 1929. The original building was built in medieval style, so the first class of students to...
Read More >>Chabot Space And Science Center
Our Mission
Chabot Space & Science Center (CSSC) is an innovative teaching and learning center focusing...
Childrens Fairyland
History:
The year was 1948: pre-Disneyland, pre–Disney World, pre-Nickelodeon—a truly prehistoric...
City of Oakland
Mission Statement of the City of Oakland
The City of Oakland is committed to the delivery of effective,...
City of Oakland Cultural Arts Department
Mission Statement
Our mission is to serve as the primary resource and advocate for art throughout Oakland. We...
City Of Piedmont
About Piedmont
The City of Piedmont is a charter city of approximately 11,000 residents located in the beautiful...
Crocker Highlands Elementary School
Mission
The mission of Crocker Highlands is to cultivate a vibrant learning community where all children...
Dimond Branch Library
The first Dimond Branch officially opened January 7, 1915, following a year of library service offered on a volunteer...
Read More >>East Bay Regional Park District
East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) is a system of beautiful public parks and trails in Alameda and Contra Costa...
Read More >>East Oakland Church of God in Christ
Vision Statement :
The Vision of East Oakland Church of God in Christ is to glorify God thru Our Lord and Savior...
Eastmont Branch Library
History
The Eastmont Branch opened on the corner of Parker and MacArthur Blvd. in 1945. In...
Eli's Mile High Club
The Mile High Club (originally called Eli’s Mile High Club) opened in 1974 by Eli and Alberta Thornton as a West...
Read More >>Friends Of Oakland Parks And Recreation
Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation (Friends) is a non-profit organization whose 25 year mission has been to...
Read More >>Good Samaritan Cathedral Church
Vision :
The Vision is to see Oakland, and its surrounding areas thoroughly evangelized. The vision is for our...
Grace Temple Missionary Baptist Church
Purpose Statement:
To Unify our Membership by cultivating abiding relationships, through instruction in...
Grand Lake Theater
History :
In 1926, the Reid Brothers' design for the Grand Lake Theater was completed for West Coast Theaters,...
Greater St. Paul Baptist Church
Mission:
The mission of the Greater St. Paul Baptist Church is to be a word-centered ministry designed to...
Habitat for Humanity East Bay
Founded in 1988, Habitat for Humanity East Bay (HFHEB) is your local independent affiliate of Habitat for Humanity...
Read More >>Henry J. Kaiser Junior Elementary School
Henry J. Kaiser, Jr. School strives to provide a complete academic program in a stimulating and creative learning...
Read More >>Imani Community Church
Our mission statement: to develop a community of faith equipped and empowered to transform and liberate through the...
Read More >>Joaquin Miller School
Joaquin Miller School is a K-5 elementary school nestled among evergreens in the Montclair district in the foothills of...
Read More >>Lake Merritt Rowing Club
A Non-Profit corporation incorporated in 1962. Lake Merritt Rowing Club is a member of the United States Rowing...
Read More >>Lake Merritt United Methodist Church
Lake Merritt United Methodist Church is an open and welcoming Christian congregation serving God in downtown Oakland.
Read More >>Lake Shore Avenue Baptist Church
The Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church is an inclusive community of believers in Jesus Christ. We worship, witness, and...
Read More >>Lakeside Temple of Practical Christianity
Lakeside Temple of Practical Christianity is based on the teachings of applied Christian metaphysics. In other words we...
Read More >>Lighthouse Community Charter School
The mission of the Lighthouse Community Charter School (LCCS) is to prepare a diverse, K-12 student population for...
Read More >>Malonga Casquelourd Center For The Arts
We invite all artist, residents, community members and organizations who invest time, money, energy and love into this...
Read More >>Mills College
Founded in 1852 and established in Oakland, California, in 1871, Mills College is an independent liberal arts college...
Mocha Museum Of Childrens Art
Philosophy
Since 1988, MOCHA has encouraged hands-on learning in the arts and has promoted the arts as a way...
Montclair Elementary School
The school was first built in 1925 in response to home development in the Montclair Village hills. The four classroom...
Read More >>Montera Middle School
Montera Middle School provides a high-quality, broad-based curriculum for a diverse student body of approximately 1000...
Read More >>Oakland Aviation Museum
About the Museum:
Founded in 1980, the Oakland Aviation Museum is a nonprofit
organization on Oakland...
Oakland East Bay Symphony
Oakland East Bay Symphony (OEBS) is as a regional orchestra serving the diverse population of Oakland and the East Bay....
Read More >>Oakland Heritage Alliance
Our Mission
Oakland Heritage Alliance is a non-profit membership organization which advocates the...
